πagarwalmath · 5th grade · Common Core 5.MD.A.1
🎀 Unit conversion stories
Convert units, multi-step
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A board is 4 feet 3 inches long. Priya cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
2A board is 8 feet 11 inches long. Zoe cuts off 11 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
3Aiden makes 2 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
4Leo makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 2 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
5Lily has a ribbon 5 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
6Zoe has a ribbon 4 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
7A board is 4 feet 3 inches long. Leo cuts off 12 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
8Priya makes 5 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
9Maya makes 6 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
10Lily makes 4 quarts of lemonade and pours out 3 cups. How many cups are left? (1 quart = 4 cups)
Answer: ______________ cups
11Zoe has a ribbon 2 meters long and cuts it into pieces 20 centimeters long. How many pieces?
Answer: ______________ pieces
12A board is 5 feet 7 inches long. Aiden cuts off 24 inches. How many inches long is it now?
Answer: ______________ inches
Answer key: Unit conversion stories
- 1. 40 inches
- 2. 96 inches
- 3. 5 cups
- 4. 22 cups
- 5. 25 pieces
- 6. 20 pieces
- 7. 39 inches
- 8. 17 cups
- 9. 21 cups
- 10. 13 cups
- 11. 10 pieces
- 12. 43 inches
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